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Emerson Royal reveals message from Dani Alves

Emerson Royal has revealed he received a message from the legendary Dani Alves, who preceded him in the Brazilian national team and in FC Barcelona.

Emerson spoke about Alves, who is currently leading the Brazilian Olympic to a gold medal face-off against Spain, while taking questions following his official unveiling as a Barcelona player.

Club president Joan Laporta mentioned Alves and another Brazilian right-back who made history with the Catalans, Juliano Belletti.

Emerson replied: “They are players who made history, especially Alves, whom I have as an idol. He is the player with the most titles in the history of football.